A MAXIMUM of Three (3) OSA sanctioned tournaments of which Graduation/Exam will count as one, plus Ontario Cup, must be submitted to the League in writing by March 1st of each year to be given consideration for rescheduling games. Local tournaments will be granted 2 days, long weekend tournaments will be granted 3 days. Travel time will be granted at the discretion of the league for international tournaments plus tournaments over 200km one way. (Exceptions dates, if submitted are used when creating original schedules plus are used throughout the season during the rescheduling process)

SRSL Rule 14F

After the release of the league schedule (at the time the season starts), OSA sanctioned tournaments that Clubs have entered into will take precedence in any rescheduling conflicts with the League. This will apply even if the team has not submitted a tournament schedule by March 1st deadline.

Teams are required to advise the SRSL once a tournament is booked on any open dates of the SRSL Schedule. The SRSL must be advised a minimum of 14 days prior to the Tournament date. The SRSL must receive a copy of the tournament host acceptance letter in order for the league to grant the requested dates.

If you have any questions please contact the league office for assistance

PHSA Presidents and Board of Directors Support U-10 Mini-Soccer League for
2006.

At the November 2nd PHSA Presidents Meeting, the Club representatives in
attendance were unanimous that there is a need for some sort of league in
Peel-Halton to provide U-10 Mini-Soccer structure beyond that which the
Clubs will provide within their own house leagues.

While we all recognize that Mini-Soccer is to focus on development rather
than competition, most Clubs were of the opinion that development of their
best players required the stimulus of team competition beyond what their own

Club could provide. Note that in SRSL in 2005, 9 PHSA Clubs had 13 teams at

U-10G and 13 PHSA Clubs had 18 teams at U-10B.

Other unanimous opinions at the meeting were that there should be no need
for U-10 teams to "play-out" of PHSA nor should teams from other Districts
be "playing-in". It was requested that geography and limitations on travel
be taken into account when structuring any league in PHSA.

The Peel-Halton Select Soccer League has made a very recent application to
the PHSA Board to expand their League to include U-12, U-11 and U-10. The
Club representatives at the Presidents Meeting asked the PHSA Board to
review this application and to work with PHSSL to determine if a PHSSL U-10
division can meet the needs of PHSA members as described above.

Walter Eadie has been appointed by the PHSA Board to work with the League
and the parties will be meeting soon in order that any further updates and
decisions can be communicated at the PHSA AGM on November 26th.

In summary:
- there will be an U-10 mini-soccer league in PHSA in 2006
- if mutually satisfactory arrangements can be made, it will be based in the

SRSL NOW ALLOWS CALL UPS FOR LEAGUE CUP
SRSL teams in 2005 may now call up House League, All Star, Select and other age qualified and carded players to fill out absentees and injuries on their roster for League Cup play.
Players can only play on one team for League Cup and are "Cup Tied" to the first team they play for.
Ontario Cup eligibility rules apply.
Teams are cautioned to be absolutely sure of player eligibility before considering using players for this purpose.

There is no charge for VOLUNTEERS, using the supplied form with EMSC letterhead at top left.
Click on the Peel Police logo for more information.
Office hours are Mon-Fri 8am-6pm and Sat from 10am-2pm.
Pick up your blank forms from the Clubhouse reception.
Processing time is up to 8 weeks.

Your police check is valid for 24 months from the date of issue.

G13B WIN SRSL LEAGUE CUP

GIRLS 15 WIN SRSL LEAGUE CUP

CITY'S ANTI-LITTER CAMPAIGN

The City of Mississauga, Recreation and Parks Dept. through Pat Craigmile, Sports Manager,has requested our support for their "Slam Dunk Your Junk" anti-littering campaign to maintain the playing fields free from litter.
They have requested all sport teams to develop an anti-litter clean up program for each field before or after practice or game.

Pat's letter notes:
" The City cannot combat the litter problem alone and (this) ..will not be eliminated until residents begin to feel pride and ownership in their community. We expect the campaign and our activities will encourage both children and parents
to avoid littering.

I know that the Erin Mills Soccer Club can make a difference and as a responsible community soccer club I would appreciate the help of everyone in responding to Pat and the City's request.

MID SEASON COACH REVIEW 2006
Attached is a Pdf version of the questionnaire that will be handed out in hard copy to all teams.

Those who wish to get a head start on this can distribute to parents and players now.

One copy is to be done by the player - without parent influence.

One copy is to be done by the parent(s) without player influence.

Parents should seal their forms in an envelope marked confidential before turning it in.

Both should be returned to Head Coach Josef in an envelope marked confidential, either dropped off/mailed directly at the clubhouse or collected by a parent representative on the team who will bring it to the clubhouse.

Coaches and managers are expected to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to return their form with full confidentiality.

The hard copy mid-season review questionnaires will be issued in the first week of July.

These questionnaires are to be provided to all parents and players on your team and returned to the Club Head coach for review.

theis valuable feedback provides parents and players an opportunity to address their opinions of their coach and assists the coach in recognizing his perceieved strengths and weaknesses.

A summary of all ratings will be provided to each team head coach for ditribution to his/her team.

Within this link are the scheduled dates for 10 public hearings that will be staged to explain the City's direction in facility planning over the next 10 years.

Attendance from the broad soccer community is absolutely essential at ALL of these meetings.
Soccer needs to illustrate the collective power that we have.

We have been told clearly that the input from these public meetings have a powerful bearing on the decisions made by the City Council.

Barry Nye and I attended a City session tonight where their consultant presented his final recommendation to the City about outdoor facilities.
This report looks ahead 30 years.

Some salient points from the recommendations.

Soccer requires 64 additional soccer fields NOW, but within the 30 year forecast.
(21 additional outdoor soccer fields are forecasted for 2005)
Cricket needs 9 fields.....
12 fields are needed for multi-purpose sports - football, frisbee, field hockey, etc.
No additional baseball fields are required - in fact baseball has a surplus of facilities as youth participation declines.
(7 of 19 baseball clubs in town provided no input to the study)
All of the soccer clubs participated fully in the study, although only Erin Mills and Clarkson were represented tonight.
(We were outnumbered by cricket interests....)

The report strongly urges the City to re-establish relationships with the school boards for facility sharing/maintenance.
40 school sports facilities are not within the City's inventory.

The report suggests that artificial turf could reduce the number of fields required through more frequent, efficient use. (no rest periods for grass to recover).

Each public meeting will consist of:

15 minute presentation of City finances
45 minute presentation of the City's "Future Directions" for both indoor and outdoor facilities. This will illustrate the results of the householder surveys and all of the other input from interested parties.
The recommendations for the 5 yr and 10 yr planning cycle will be illustrated.

The "Master Plan" will be then presented to City Council in June who will approve the budgets (or not).

Mark your calendars now and plan to attend as many of these sessions as possible. Plan to be vocal and noticed.

Share this email with all of your team parents and encourage their attendance also.

Share this email with everyone you know in the Mississauga soccer community and encourage their attendance also.

We will be rewarded with the facilities we need provided EVERYONE brings their opinions.

There are many positive things happening (on paper) for soccer's benefit....let's make sure they are not set aside for the interest group(s) that are better represented.

Tuesday, April 8ADP 2003 SHOWCASE TOUR REPORT
Bob - I know that Kim and the girls would join me in saying that over the next few months, ALL of our rep players and their parents should spend an evening discussing the trip, the opportunties, the schools and soccer and academic programs that are available - with the players and coaches who went on this trip......

How many parents know that student athletes have full-time (no cost) tutors available to help them every day if required in any of their courses to help them with their schoolwork?

Press Release: Mississauga, Ontario
April 3rd, 2003

The Erin Mills Soccer Club of Mississauga, Ontario, with 6000 plus members - one of the largest and most progressive soccer clubs in Ontario, is proud to announce the preliminary results of its spring University Showcase Trip.

38 of the Club's top male and female players, members of the Erin Mills Advanced Development Program (ADP), just returned safe, but exhausted, back in Mississauga after a 12-day, 16-state Tour of America. Not having seen an outdoor soccer field in seven months, without the benefit of a single outdoor practice session, still in the middle of their indoor 6v6 soccer season, the boys played a physically and mentally punishing schedule of 10 games, the girls an equally tough 8. They have all returned home with an energized committment to improve their schoolwork and their soccer skills. The Club is developing both short and long-term relationships with Universities and Colleges across America, and looks forward to placing these and future Erin Mills players on academic and athletic scholarships.

ADP members train up to six days a week towards a future path to play high level soccer at College, University and eventually professionally

Girls traveling were 13 - 19 year olds, the core of the Erin Mills OYSL Provincial League u19 team supplemented with talented younger Club players, including girls from the defending Canadian National Champion Erin Mills Girls u16 team, building towards defending their national title this fall. The girls played varsity women's soccer teams, including 3 of the top 15 University teams in the United States, with a line-up of composed of as many as five 13-16 year olds. They were outmatched but not outworked. It was simply amazing to see the team grow over the week; the development of some of these fine young female players, whose skills and intensity often matched their opponents, will lead to many immediate and future opportunities. At least eight of these young ladies are candidates for immediate and future soccer scholarships!

The boys traveling were the Club's top 18-20 year olds, primarily members of the Erin Mills u19 Olympians, currently the premier youth team in Ontario.

Saturday - visited Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania in the morning and then played in the evening at James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia against a mix of senior varsity and club players - winning 2-0.

Sunday evening - played Wake Forest University, for most of 2002 the number one ranked University team in America - in Winston-salem, North Carolina - losing 5-0.

Thursday - played Lambuth University in Memphis Tennessee. (Primarily reserves -7 starters didn't dress), losing 1-0 in a windy game on a hard field, only goal bounced in over goalie's head, caught keeper - from other side of center!

Friday - played Collaiste Ide College from Ireland, probably our worst game of trip - cold and windy, hard field - game conditions didn't suit us - weren't in game -lost 5-1.

Saturday morning - played Cincinatti United - (Ohio State Champions). Our reserves played - only dressed 12 players - and had 2 goalies playing as field players. Our line-up team stayed at hotel to rest for feature game that night. Lost 2-1. They controlled first half - up 2-0, but couldn't get out of their own end for most of second half, we scored once, almost again at 89th minute. We picked 2 of our 12 to dress for evening game.

Saturday night - played well against a strong College Football Association of Ireland National Team, a team composed of Ireland's top young soccer talent, in feature game, losing 3-0. (They beat University of Memphis 4-3 on Thursday).

The Coach's meeting on Nov 11 included a discussion and demonstration of the standard tests that are to be applied to all of our players through the Rep program and ultimately through the entire club.
These tests are designed to create personal improvement drive among players, help coaches realize the real player development throughout the year and to provide some objective data as part of the evaluation process in tryouts.
Attached is an Excel spreadsheet to record your data. Detailed explanations of each test are available from your Club Head Coach.
An on-line file will follow.

Wednesday, November 13VIDEO LIBRARY FOR COACHES
Coach Josef has over 50 soccer training videos plus a collection of training related books that you can borrow for home viewing with your staff, and where appropriate, your players.
There is a sign-out binder at the club house reception that includes a full list of the videos available.
You can sign a couple out for a one week period. You are required to leave a $20 cash deposit for EACH video borrowed.
If you have any comments about the videos (good or bad) send them to your Rep Director and he will start a video recommendations section.

TEAM STORY AND PICS FOR THE SITE ALBUM
The albums page of the web site can accommodate digital photos of your team along with a profile story.
Let's kick this off with some pics of last year and build on from here.

Send along a good digital pic and a story for posting. I'll use the highlight stories that you have been sending me unless you want something else there.

The album will be open to anyone who visits the site.

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